City-Initiated Amendments to Zoning By-Law and Amendment 232 to the City of Oshawa Official Plan

Notice of Adoption of Amendment 232 to the City of Oshawa Official Plan

In accordance with Section 17(23) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended, please be advised that By-law 61-2025 adopting Amendment 232 to the City of Oshawa Official Plan (File: 12-12-4959) was passed by the Council of the City of Oshawa on the twenty-sixth day of May, 2025.

The purpose and effect of Amendment 232 to the Oshawa Official Plan is to delete the “Greenbelt Protected Countryside Area Boundary” line feature in certain locations and add a “Greenbelt Protected Countryside Area Boundary” line feature in certain locations for lands located north of Winchester Road East, west of Ritson Road North and south of the Hydro One corridor running parallel to Highway 407 East, municipally known as 2770 Ritson Road North and a portion of 2830 Ritson Road North.

Any written submissions made to Council and any oral submissions made at the public meeting were considered in making this decision.

A copy of the Official Plan Amendment and any background material is available to the public for inspection in the Economic and Development Services Department (8^th Floor, Rundle Tower) at City Hall, 50 Centre Street South between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

The land to which the Official Plan Amendment applies is also the subject of a related application under the Planning Act for an amendment to the City’s Zoning By-law 60-94 under File 12-12-4959.

The proposed Official Plan Amendment is exempt from approval by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.  The decision of Council is final if a notice of appeal is not received on or before the last day for filing a notice of appeal.

An appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect to all or part of this Official Plan Amendment may be made by filing a notice of appeal with the City Clerk. A notice of appeal must set out the objection to the Official Plan Amendment and the reasons in support of the objection. A notice of appeal must be filed either via the Ontario Land Tribunal e-file service (first-time users will need to register for a My Ontario Account) at https://olt.gov.on.ca/e-file-service/ by selecting Oshawa (City) Clerk as the Approval Authority, or by mail to the address listed below, no later than 4:30 p.m. on June 18, 2025.The filing of an appeal after 4:30 p.m., in person or electronically, will be deemed to have been received the next business day. The appeal fee of $1,100 can be paid online through e-file or by certified cheque/money order to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario. If you wish to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) or request a fee reduction for an appeal, forms are available from the OLT website at www.olt.gov.on.ca.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the Official Plan Amendment was adopted, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to Council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Any person or public body who has made a written request to the City of Oshawa to be notified of the proposed decision will be entitled to receive notice of the decision of the City of Oshawa.

Dated at the City of Oshawa this 29th day of May, 2025.

City Clerk
The Corporation of the City of Oshawa
50 Centre Street South
Oshawa, ON L1H 3Z7

Notice of Passing for Amendments to Zoning By-law 60-94

Take Notice that the Council of The Corporation of The City of Oshawa passed By-law Number 62-2025 on May 26, 2025 under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990.

Take notice that an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect to all or part of this Zoning By-law may be made by filing a notice of appeal with the City Clerk, a notice of appeal which must set out the objection to the by-law and the reasons in support of the objection, either via the Ontario Land Tribunal e-file service (first-time users will need to register for a My Ontario Account) at https://olt.gov.on.ca/e-file-service/ by selecting Oshawa (City) Clerk as the Approval Authority or by mail to the address listed below, no later than 4:30 p.m. on June 18, 2025. The filing of an appeal after 4:30 p.m., in person or electronically, will be deemed to have been received the next business day. The appeal fee of $1,100 can be paid online through e-file or by certified cheque/money order to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario. If you wish to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) or request a fee reduction for an appeal, forms are available from the OLT website at www.olt.gov.on.ca.

Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a zoning by-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal.  A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Any written submissions made to Council and any oral submissions made at the public meeting were considered in making this decision.

An Explanation of the purpose and effect of the by-law is set out below.

Further information regarding this matter may be obtained by contacting the City’s Development Services Department at 905-436-3853.

Dated at the City of Oshawa on May 29, 2025.

Mary Medeiros, City Clerk           
The Corporation of the City of Oshawa
50 Centre St. S.
Oshawa, ON   L1H 3Z7

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Explanatory Note
Explanation of the Purpose and Effect of By-law 62-2025

The purpose of By-law 62-2025 is to make a number of City-initiated amendments to Zoning By-law 60-94 which consist of the following:

(a)  Amending Section 2 to update the definitions of each type of townhouse dwelling/building to provide greater clarity regarding each type based on context;

(b)  Amending Sections 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 17, 38(B) and 39 to add reference to back-to-back street townhouse buildings and back-to-back street townhouse dwellings, and remove references to back-to-back townhouses;

(c)  Amending various sections and subsections to delete the term “Church” and replace it with the term “Place of Worship” to reflect the diversity of religious institutions; 

(d)  Amending Section 2 to amend the definition of “Home Occupation” to clarify that food catering and food preparation uses are permitted as a home occupation;

(e)  Amending Section 2 and Subsection 5.12 to remove the requirement that 50% of the accessory apartment floor area must be above or below another dwelling unit within the main building, prohibit the severance of an accessory apartment from the main dwelling unit, and amend the definitions of “Semi-detached Building” and “Semi-detached Dwelling” to clarify that a single detached dwelling with an accessory apartment is not a semi-detached building;

(f)   Amending Sections 2, 10, 16, 18 and 19 and Subsection 3.7 to remove reference to a basement being a storey given that the definition of “storey” itself provides the necessary clarity, and to permit dwelling units in basements in the UGC-A (Urban Growth Centre) Zone;

(g)  Amending Subsection 4.10 to permit parking spaces provided on individual driveways in front of private garages serving block townhouse units or back-to-back block townhouse units within 3.0 metres of a street line, provided that the driveway is directly accessed from a local road;

(h)  Amending Subsection 4.18 to update the weight and length restrictions of commercial vehicles for their storage in Residential Zones such that the regulations reflect modern vehicle standards;

(i)    Amending Subsection 4.20 to add language that ensures all Articles in Subsection 4.20 are read holistically, and to permit storage of recreational vehicles in a Residential Zone on a short-term basis where they would otherwise not be permitted;

(j)    Amending Subsection 5.12 to add language to permit accessory apartments within accessory buildings in certain Agricultural Zones and Open Spaces Zones that may have existed as of February 19, 2025 that do not comply with the current regulations so that they may be permitted to continue to exist in situ provided that they do not exceed a floor area of 70 square metres;

(k)  Amending Section 8 to change “back-to-back townhouse” to “back-to-back street townhouse” to provide clarity on the type of dwelling permitted in the R3-B (Residential) Zone;

(l)    Amending Section 16 to add a note after specific permitted uses in the UGC (Urban Growth Centre) Zone to draw attention to Subsection 16.4 which affects uses within certain areas as shown in Schedules “G” or “I” of Zoning By-law 60-94;

(m)Amending Sections 16, 17, 18, 19, 38(A) and 38(B) to permit a “Place of Amusement” in the UGC-A and UGC-B (Urban Growth Centre), PCC (Planned Commercial Centre), PSC-A (Planned Strip Commercial), SW (Special Waterfront) and MU-B and MU-C (Mixed Use) Zones;

(n)  Amending Section 18 and Subsection 5.11 to create a new PSC-C (Planned Strip Commercial) Zone and associated regulations to permit high density mixed-use buildings with lesser residential parking rates in the form of up to 20m tall buildings on the south side of King Street West and Bond Street West and up to 40m tall buildings on the north side of King Street West;

(o)  Amending Schedule “A” – Maps A2 and B2 of Zoning By-law 60-94 as shown below to rezone certain lands on the south sides of Bond Street West and King Street West and the north side of King Street West from various PSC-A (Planned Strip Commercial) Zones to various new PSC-C (Planned Strip Commercial) Zones, including maintaining existing permissions; and,

(p)  Amending Schedule “A” – North Half of Zoning By-law 60-94 to rezone the lands in hatching on the map provided from the AG-A (Agricultural) Zone to FD (Future Development) Zone to reflect the change to the Greenbelt Plan which removed these lands from the Greenbelt Protected Countryside Area.

Certain proposed amendments are also subject to Amendment 232 to the Oshawa Official Plan (File: 12-12-4959).

All written and oral submissions received by the City of Oshawa were considered in the making of this decision.